Over the past year I have received a few expressions of interest in the history of the Gutenberg-e project, as it now enters its final phase. Since we believe in making as much of the historical record available as possible, with the permission of our partners in the project we have now posted our reports to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation... The post Background on Gutenberg-e...

The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia has a useful resource for historians in their Presidential Recordings Program (PRP). The PRP was established in 1998 to make accessible to historians the secret White House recordings of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt through Richard Nixon. Article By: David Darlington The post Presidential Recordings Program appeared first on American Historical Association.

While attending the 122nd Annual Meeting last week, staff of the AHA tried to keep AHA Today readers up to date with blog posts on sessions, events, and what to do in DC. But we weren’t the only ones reporting. This week’s “What We’re Reading” features Annual Meeting related articles from a range of news organizations and blogs. The AHA doesn’t necessarily endorse the ...

The news that the Gutenberg-e project has gone open-access has created quite a buzz, and we start off this week’s post with a Chronicle article on the evolution of the project. Then, the results are in! ArchivesNext has selected the “Best Archives on the Web.” For those interested in copyright issues we offer two articles that examine the challenges of copyright law. And even though the...

Nancy G. Siraisi, emeritus professor of history at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, and a member of the AHA, was among the recipients of the 25 fellowships awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which were announced on September 23, 2008. Article By: Pillarisetti Sudhir The post AHA Member among 25 Recipients of MacArthur Foundation...

The articles in this edition of “What We’re Reading” ask a lot of questions: How many amendments does the Constitution have? Who was Chester Arthur? Where have copyright law and its enforcers gone wrong? And that just scrapes the surface. Check out the reading list below and decide for yourself which questions get answered, and which lead to even more questions. The post What We’re Reading:...

Like many February issues of Perspectives before it, this month the magazine features numerous articles on the most recent annual meeting. But you'll also find articles on the new AHA Archives Wiki, news from the National Coalition for History and the National History Center, numerous Viewpoint pieces, and much more. The post Perspectives on History Online – February 2008 Issue appeared first on American Historical Association.

So much to read online, so little time. We’ve organized this week’s abundance of articles and Internet finds by breaking them up into three categories: Images, Digital History and Online Tools, and More. See images from the National Maritime Museum and from areas torn apart by Hurricane Ike. Learn about the plan to put Holocaust video testimonies online, the Smithsonian’s efforts to digitize its collection,...

The National Endowment for the Humanities has launched the new “Enduring Questions” grant program “to encourage faculty and students at the undergraduate level to grapple with the most fundamental concerns of the humanities.” The post Grant of the Week: NEH Wants Answers to “Enduring Questions” appeared first on American Historical Association.

“Stop fidgeting” is just one piece of advice in Linda Kerber’s recent Chronicle Careers article, our first link in this week’s edition of “What We’re Reading.” The article is about giving better conference presentations. We also link to Scott McLemee of Inside Higher Ed, who is perplexed by a recent Harvard University Press publication. And speaking of print, Eric Alterman of the New Yorker writes...